1. Brahmashri Parasurama Ganapatigal
Sri Parasurama Ganapatigal, the doyen of Sri Shukla Yajur Veda is being awarded the title of Shukla Yajur Veda Samrat. This is only a small token of recognition of his services by our community as he has received very many awards. He was born in the year 1914 in the village, lnjikollai as the son of Smt Visalakshi and P. Venkataram lyer and was fortunate to be trained in Krama patam, Ganantham, Satha Patha Brahmanam of Shukle Yajur Veda under the illustrious Kanva Kulapathi Sri Chidambara Ganapatigal. Later he got training in Tarka, Upanisad and Bashyam under other experts.
He has carried out several Samhita Homams, Jata and Gana Parayanam in different places and has been doing untiring service to the spread of our Veda by compiling various Vedic texts, the important contribution being Satapata Brahmanam, which was published by Sri Pimplapure of Nagpur and later in English by lGNCA. As a gift to posterity, he has also recorded the Shukla Yajur Veda Samhita, Upanisads and other slokas, which have been released as audio CDs.